It survived! NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just phoned home
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has reestablished contact with Earth, confirming that it survived Tuesday's closest-ever approach to the sun.
NASA’s exciting 2024 began with a crash that ended a historic mission
NASA's 2024 started with a crash that brought an abrupt end to one of its most remarkable missions of recent years.
This astronaut took an astonishing number of photos during his 2024 mission
NASA is celebrating the photographic work of astronaut Matthew Dominick, who enjoyed a six-month stay aboard the space station in 2024.
2025 could be a big year in the endeavor to replace the space station
Keen for its astronauts to continue living in near-Earth orbit after the ISS's decommissioning, NASA wants private firms to develop their own space stations.
When will we know if NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived ‘touching’ the sun?
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun on December 24. But did it survive? We're about to find out.
2024 couldn’t have turned out any weirder for these two ISS astronauts
When Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched to the space station in June, they expected to stay for just eight days. But they’re still there.
SpaceX has smashed a record that it set last year
SpaceX has had another busy year, achieving the highest number of rocket launches in its 16-year history of liftoffs.
ISS astronauts enjoy a microgravity holiday with Brussels sprouts and more
Despite the unusual conditions, crew on the ISS are still able to celebrate the holiday with traditional foods, though Christmas cookies can be problematic.
SpaceX’s holiday greetings involve a quirky rocket-engine nozzle dance
SpaceX has just delivered holiday greetings via a brilliant video showing its Super Heavy rocket's engine nozzles dancing.
Watch NASA’s SLS rocket take one small step toward the Artemis II moon mission
Though it isn't expected to launch until 2026 at the earliest, NASA is quietly preparing its SLS rocket for the Artemis II lunar mission.
SpaceX gets green light for seventh Starship test, but when is it?
The FAA has given the nod to SpaceX to conduct its seventh Starship test from its Starbase site in Texas.
How to watch the final ISS spacewalk of 2024
The space station will host its third and final spacewalk of 2024 on Thursday, December 19. Here's how to watch it.
This is the coolest video you’ll see of a SpaceX Dragon capsule heading home
Watch a spacecraft depart the space station in a way that you've never seen before.
Blue Origin edges closer to New Glenn rocket’s maiden flight
Blue Origin is set to conduct a wet dress rehearsal ahead of the inaugural flight of the New Glenn rocket.
Watch the space station send the first wooden satellite into orbit
NASA has released footage showing the first-ever wooden satellite being deployed to orbit in a study to test its effectiveness as a space material.
Watch SpaceX fire up Starship spacecraft engines ahead of 7th test flight
As part of key tests for the Starship's seventh test flight, SpaceX has test fired the spacecraft's engines at the Starbase facility in Texas.
SpaceX wants its Starbase site to officially become a city
SpaceX is aiming to turn its Starbase facility into a new Texas city.
NASA’s Mars rover just emerged from Jezero Crater. So, what next?
After a three-and-a-half month climb, NASA's Perseverance rover has finally reached the top of the Jezero Crater rim. So, what now?
Relive Orion’s historic homecoming exactly two years ago
The Artemis I mission effectively marked the start of NASA's ambitious Artemis program, which plans to return astronauts to the moon by the end of this decade.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit talks photography from the space station
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is an exceptional space photographer, and he's just been talking about his work.
SpaceX video shows awesome power of Starship rocket in new fire test
SpaceX has performed a static fire test of the mighty Super Heavy booster ahead of the seventh test flight of the Starship rocket.
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket is getting ready to fly again
SpaceX has shared an image of its Super Heavy booster standing tall on the launchpad ahead of the Starship's seventh test flight.
Astronaut’s photos from ISS make clouds look otherworldly
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has posted another set of stunning shots, this time showing clouds as you’ve never seen them before.
A SpaceX droneship just hit a milestone for rocket landings
SpaceX couldn't function without its trusty droneships stationed in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and on Thursday, one of them reached a milestone.
NASA to offer major update on Artemis moon plan. Here’s how to watch
NASA’s top team is about to offer its first major update on its ambitious Artemis program in almost a year.